Leylah Annie Fernandez is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Beijing. The Canadian has defeated Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-0 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Cori Gauff.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Leylah Annie Fernandez’s projected draw alongsideherprojected opponents in China Open. Leylah has a unfavourable record (6-9) against the projected opposition.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Maria Sakkari (56) – 6-2 6-0
R3 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-2
R4 – Belinda Bencic (16) – H2H 2-3
or Priscilla Hon (108) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Elena Rybakina (10) – H2H 2-1
or Barbora Krejcikova (34) – H2H 1-1
1/2 – Amanda Anisimova (4) – H2H 2-1
or Jasmine Paolini (8) – H2H 3-2
Fin – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 0-2
or Mirra Andreeva (5) – H2H 1-1
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R3 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Cori Gauff

48 - 16win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
LWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 48-16 29-9 18-3 1-2 0-2 0-0
2024 54-18 31-10 14-5 4-1 5-2 0-0
2023 51-16 40-9 7-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2022 38-23 23-16 10-4 0-1 5-2 0-0
2021 36-16 16-10 16-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
2020 12-8 7-5 2-2 3-1 0-0 0-0
2019 29-15 9-6 7-5 7-3 6-1 0-0
2018 9-4 4-2 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Cori Gauff has a 39-13 win-loss record in 2025, 21-8 on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, the American has a 151-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Gauff won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current season was winning the title in Australia where she overcame Iga Swiatek in the final 6-4 6-4, and at the French Open where she beat Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4.

Last year in China Open Cori conquered the title after defeating Karolina Muchova 6-1 6-3.

H2H Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Cori Gauff

This contest would be 3rd time that Leylah Annie Fernandez and Cori Gauff square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Belinda Bencic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Belinda Bencic

39 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
11
High
4
WWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-17 31-12 3-3 0-0 5-2 0-0
2024 8-2 0-0 0-0 8-2 0-0 0-0
2023 31-13 24-10 4-2 0-0 3-1 0-0
2022 42-18 13-9 13-4 10-2 6-3 0-0
2021 37-20 22-9 5-5 5-3 5-3 0-0
2020 8-8 6-5 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 50-22 23-9 11-6 9-4 7-3 0-0
2018 27-21 15-12 1-1 7-5 4-3 0-0

Belinda Bencic has a 29-14 record in 2025, 21-9 on hard. As for the previous 1 years, Bencic has a 21-9 record on hard. The Swiss won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the current season was conquering the competition in Abu Dhabi where she beat Ashlyn Krueger in the final 4-6 6-1 6-1.

Last year in China Open the Swiss didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Belinda Bencic

This contest would be 6th time that Leylah Annie Fernandez and Belinda Bencic play each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Leylah Annie Fernandez may fight against Priscilla Hon. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/4 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Leylah Annie Fernandez

59 - 19win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
3
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 59-19 37-13 9-3 8-0 5-3 0-0
2024 43-11 23-5 12-2 2-2 6-2 0-0
2023 47-15 31-11 11-2 0-0 5-2 0-0
2022 40-21 18-12 9-5 5-2 8-2 0-0
2021 33-23 18-14 6-4 2-2 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 18-5 7-3 4-2 0-0 0-0
2019 57-21 19-9 15-6 16-4 7-2 0-0
2018 32-22 11-8 7-9 13-4 0-0 1-1

Elena Rybakina has a 46-17 record in 2025, 29-11 on hard. Talking about the previous 11 years, the Kazakhstani has a 179-82 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). Rybakina won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the year was winning the title in Strasbourg where she beat Liudmila Samsonova in the final 6-1 6-7(2) 6-1.

Last year in China Open Rybakina didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Elena Rybakina

This contest would be 4th time that Leylah Annie Fernandez and Elena Rybakina fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Annie Fernandez (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Leylah Annie Fernandez could take on Barbora Krejcikova. Their H2H is 1-1.

1/2 – Amanda Anisimova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Leylah Annie Fernandez

47 - 18win/loss in 2025

Rank
4
High
4
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 47-18 25-8 8-5 2-2 12-3 0-0
2024 21-13 17-7 2-4 0-0 2-2 0-0
2023 3-8 3-7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 33-14 14-8 13-4 0-0 6-2 0-0
2021 18-16 12-8 4-5 0-0 2-3 0-0
2020 11-9 8-5 3-3 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 24-15 9-8 12-5 0-0 3-2 0-0
2018 24-9 24-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Amanda Anisimova has a 40-16 record in 2025, 20-8 on hard. During the previous 10 years, Anisimova has a 118-69 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Amanda won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this current year was conquering the title in Doha where she defeated Jelena Ostapenko in the final 6-4 6-3.

Last year in China Open Anisimova was overcome by Qinwen Zheng in the 4th round 3-6 6-1 6-2.

H2H Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Amanda Anisimova

This would be the 4th time that Leylah Annie Fernandez and Amanda Anisimova square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Annie Fernandez (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Leylah Annie Fernandez could take on Jasmine Paolini. Their H2H is 3-2 for Leylah Annie Fernandez.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Iga Swiatek

64 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 64-17 40-10 11-4 3-2 10-1 0-0
2024 64-9 29-5 26-2 7-1 2-1 0-0
2023 68-11 42-8 19-2 0-0 7-1 0-0
2022 67-9 42-6 18-1 5-1 2-1 0-0
2021 36-15 18-10 12-2 2-1 4-2 0-0
2020 16-5 6-4 7-1 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-17 17-8 10-3 4-3 3-3 0-0
2018 43-6 8-1 34-5 1-0 0-0 0-0

Iga Swiatek has a 58-13 record in 2025, 37-8 on hard. During the previous 10 years, Iga has a 199-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Iga will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 5 matches winning streak.

Her most significant result of the season was conquering the title at the Wimbledon where she beat Amanda Anisimova in the final 6-0 6-0, in Cincinnati where she beat Jasmine Paolini in the final 7-5 6-4, and in Seoul where she defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final 1-6 7-6(3) 7-5.

Last year in China Open Iga didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Iga Swiatek

This contest would be 3rd time that Leylah Annie Fernandez and Iga Swiatek clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Leylah Annie Fernandez may square off with Mirra Andreeva. Their H2H record is 1-1.